Colorado’s pot debate is headed to the cities. Less than a week after a new law cleared the way for Colorado cities to ban marijuana dispensaries if they wish, some are already moving to ban pot shops. One of the biggest battles is brewing in Colorado Springs, where city officials were expected Friday to sign… Continue Reading Springs could ban more than 100 dispensaries

Proposed regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries are awaiting another vote in the Colorado Senate. Senators could hold a final vote on the legislation as early as Thursday, a day after giving preliminary approval to the rules. On Wednesday, senators opened the door to waiving sales tax on pot sales to some patients but made no… Continue Reading Marijuana rules awaiting vote in Colo. Senate

As Colorado lawmakers try to figure how to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, others are pushing to ban them. A referendum proposed by some Republican lawmakers would require that only actual people — not shops — be able to provide medical marijuana to patients. Those caregivers would also have to help patients with the daily necessities… Continue Reading GOP bill will ban marijuana dispensaries

I am going to discuss a topic that I haven’t been that close to since my undergraduate days in Boulder: marijuana. Not recreational use, but instead, implications arising from the recent increase in the number of clinics set up to dispense medical marijuana. We have been asked several times recently on behalf of landlords to… Continue Reading A tokin’ tenant issue